Publisher's Synopsis
In 2012 Bart Ehrman released another New York Times Best Seller, DID JESUS EXIST? Ehrman argues for the existence of a man named Jesus, a Jewish apocalyptic prophet who thought he was the Messiah and died a criminal's death under Roman Law. It was a landmark book that pushed the argument that Jesus certainly existed. However, the book has many scholarly but toxic opinions regarding the reliability of the Gospels, who Jesus was, and his end-time predictions that scholars like Ehrman and Schweitzer believe Jesus was wrong about, and therefore not the prophesied Son of God. This book, JESUS DOES EXIST, seeks to extract the meat (good truth), and expose the deadly bones of toxic unbelief that have gripped Ehrman's life and academic career. In JESUS DOES EXIST you will find out what other scholars say about the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In Parts 1-2 the author will dig out the good stuff but expose and respond to the false ideology that has earmarked liberal scholarship since the early 1800s. In Part Three the author will present a case for the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and introduce the reader to several conservative scholars who argue that Jesus as presented in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, is an accurate portrayal of Jesus that is preached in the pulpits throughout the world that is not just the Christ of faith, but, the real biblical Jesus that the apostles and Paul encountered in post-resurrection appearances. Jesus was not just a historical personage, he rose from the dead by resurrection and ascended to heaven as King of heaven and earth.
